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John Bullock Clark Sr. (April 17, 1802 – October 29, 1885) was an American militia officer and politician. A lawyer with a colorful reputation, he was also an officer in the Missouri militia. During the1838 Mormon War, Clark was given theExtermination Order. A candidate in the1840 gubernatorial election, he was later a member of theMissouri state legislature. In 1857, he was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives. After theAmerican Civil War began in 1861, he became a general in the pro-secessionistMissouri State Guard. He fought against the United States military at theBattle of Carthage and wasexpelled from the House. Clark later resigned his military commission to join theProvisional Confederate Congress. AConfederate senator for a term, he was not re-appointed due to concerns about his personal behavior. He was subsequently elected to the Confederate House of Representatives. Clark fled to Mexico after the defeat of the Confederacy, but later returned to Missouri. (Full article...)

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Le droit d'aînesse is anopéra bouffe composed byFrancis Chassaigne. The original Frenchlibretto was written byEugène Leterrier andAlbert Vanloo, with an English-language version titledFalka translated and adapted byHenry Brougham Farnie. The story concerns an arranged marriage intended to make a governor's heir, his nephew, an aristocrat. Through a series of mishaps that place the governor's nephew and his niece each in danger, the niece, Falka, becomes the noble heir.Falka was first produced at theComedy Theatre in London on 29 October 1883, the same year as the French premiere, withViolet Cameron in the title role of Falka, running for 157 performances. It was revived at theAvenue Theatre in 1885, still starring Cameron, and also enjoyed successful productions in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, including productions in 1884 and 1900 onBroadway. This poster forFalka was produced for a production at theRoyal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, in 1885.

Poster credit: David Allen & Sons Ltd.; restored byAdam Cuerden

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